Exploding Plastic Inevitable
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Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a series of multimedia events in the mid-1960s that combined live music, film projections, performance art, and light shows, most famously featuring The Velvet Underground under the direction of Andy Warhol.
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| instanceOf |
artistic event series
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multimedia performance series → |
| alsoKnownAs |
EPI
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| associatedArtist |
Barbara Rubin
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Edie Sedgwick → Gerard Malanga → Mary Woronov → Nico → |
| associatedBand |
The Velvet Underground
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| associatedMovement |
avant-garde
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experimental film → multimedia art → pop art → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Andy Warhol
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| director |
Andy Warhol
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| endTime |
1967
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| featuredWork |
films by Andy Warhol
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films by Paul Morrissey → |
| genre |
experimental rock performance
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multimedia performance → psychedelic light show → |
| hasTheme |
experimentation with perception
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sensory overload → urban underground culture → |
| influenced |
multimedia rock performances
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psychedelic concert culture → rock concert light shows → |
| location |
New York City
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| mainPerformer |
Nico
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The Velvet Underground → |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground
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integration of rock music and avant-garde film → use of multiple simultaneous projections → |
| notableVenue |
Café Bizarre, New York City
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The Dom, New York City → |
| partOf |
Andy Warhol’s Factory scene
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| startTime |
1966
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| tourLocation |
Boston
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Chicago → Los Angeles → Philadelphia → San Francisco → |
| usedMedium |
dance performance
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film projections → light show → live music → performance art → slide projections → sound collage → strobe lights → |
Referenced by (1)
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Andy Warhol
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notableWork |